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FAMILY, FRIENDS AND

LOVED ONES = RELATIONSHIPS

by Jim Henderson                                                       time to invest in others, a new good friend
President of William C. Huff Companies and                             is bound to be on the horizon.
national speaker for estate downsizing and lifestyle transitions
                                                                          In 2016, I would encourage each one of
D uring the Holiday Season, we are often surrounded                    us to try and forget what we have lost in
             by family, friends and loved ones. When we want to        the past and move forward creating new
             celebrate, as we do during the holidays, we like to       friendships and memories. If we focus on
             celebrate with those we feel the closest. However over    what we have to gain by investing in others,
the years, my wife and I have lost several close friends and even      we will truly be rich in lifelong friendships.
family members. The holidays now also remind us of those we can        When we take the time to be genuinely
no longer celebrate with, and I suppose this will continue each year   interested in others, we tend to not think
as we continue to age.                                                 of ourselves first. This is always a great
                                                                       formula for building new friendships – putting others first. It’s been
   As February is known for the month of love and kindness, I’ve       a valuable lesson along life’s journey for me.
made a conscious effort to make sure I always have friends or family
to celebrate with, so I started by following up with acquaintances        It’s my goal to develop several new friendships in 2016; friends
who have similar interests. I do this in order to develop closer       who I can look forward to celebrating the next Holiday Season with
relationships and the results have been amazing. I’ve created a        – I wish you the same!
number of close relationships with local business owners and leaders,
and I truly believe they will develop into long term friendships in                                                                                                          ADVERTORIAL
the coming years. Of course, I really don’t know what the future
holds for my family or my friends but I’m certain that if I take the

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